Lamp support



July 29, 1924.

. 1,502,866 A. MOORE LAMP SUPPORT I'ild May 11'. 1923 IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 29, 1924.

PATENT oFvFiciz.

ARTHUR MOORE, OIE' CHANUTE, KANSAS.

LAQMP SUPPORT.

Application ined May 11,

To all 'whom if may concern.'

Be it known that I', ARTHUR MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at-Chanute, county-'of Neosho, State of Kansas, have invented certain new `and useful Tmprovements in Lamp Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesgenerally to lamp supports or brackets, and hasl particular ref-- erence to means for supporting the tail or rear light of motor vehicles.V f The primary objectv of the invention is to provide a bracket or support for the tail light which will hold the same in proper position at all times, and in such manner as to overcome the possibility -of breaking ofthe light or theilainent thereof dueto shocks or jars to vwhich thevehicle isy 'subjected in travel overrough roads. e i

A further object-'of thefinvention is to provide a light support or bracket ,of construction as to enable the same tobe readily* applied to the motor vehiclewithout necessitating any changesin the rear arrangement of the vehicle,'or in the light wiring thereof.

A further object is to` provide a lampr bracket which may be easilynand cheaply manufactured, `which is composed `'of but few simple and readily assembled parts,-w'hich parts are so constructed and arranged vas toV minimize the opportunity for wear, break-V` age or derangement, `of the same, which maintains the lamp in. proper position at all times, andwliichwill prove lhighly practical and efiicient use. l

With these objectsyin view,together with others which will appe'arlasthe description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all jas will be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the' drawings, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the drawings: y

Fig. 1 is a Vfr'ont'view of the bracket constructed in accordance with the' invention, with a conventionaltype of lamp applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the improved bracket, Y

is a plan View of the bracket, and

Fig. l is an enlarged fragmentary view ijn section, taken through a portion of the bracket and the movable frame therein.

The invention consists generally in the provision of a bracket or body to be firmly aHiXed to the body or running gear frame of "ments Vconnection are suliiciently stiff to resist -se- 1923. Serial N0. 638,186.

Va vertical plane, and'is yieldably opposedV in both its upward andY downward move- The resilient devices used in this vere jolts and jars without danger of damage to the bracket or frame, and yet possessl propen` and adequate resiliency toY cushion I the lamp.

The herein disclosed bracket and parts .show v'a preferred means for carryingforth the inventive idea, but it 'is apparent that changes inthe detailsof constructionv and',v

invention. Y y

lnV the drawings, thebracke't includes a rear plate 5 formed preferably of" thin light metal, of a gage to insure strei'igth and.

lassemblage ofthe parts may belresortedfto without 'departing from the spirit `-of this.

rigidity, and vwhich is adapted to be attached` tothe rear of the/vehicle. This attachment may bei-carried out by passing bolts, vscrews or'other fastening Amembers through the plate, and theseV plates are disposed at right angles to the plate 5. The sectioiisare of equal length, and are turned up at their eX- treme ends as at 8, to formr or provideV at-` teaching portions for the llower ends ofthe vbracket bars 9.

The bracket bars-9 extend upwardly from openings 6 near the upper edge of -the, plate Aand into'the vehicle body or chassis. e The plate 5 has a pairpof bars or plate sec-` tions 7 extending forwardly from its lower edge, one of said bars at each end of the the elements'8,'parallel with the platey 5,;to

a pointV near the upper edge of the said plate, whereupon they extend rearwardly atv right angles vto provide (top vmembers 10,

panallel` with the sections v'7."The eXtreme vrear endsof thejbars 9-10 extend-down wardlyas at l1 and engage'over a a suitable shoulder, formed upon the plate 5. yThe portions 11 are l riveted or boltedtothe rear face of the'plate, as` shown, andit isapparent` fromwthis 'construction that jan, extremely larly extending arms 14. These arms have their ends turned inwardly at right angles to form bearing surfaces or portions 15 to engage and bear against the inner faces of the upright portions 5 and 9 of the bracket. The length of these arms, therefore, is subistantially equal to the distance between the portions 5 and 9. The upper and lower portions 12 and 13 and their respective arms may be formed of one piece of metal stamped in the form shown or they may be made up of separate parts, as the drawings indicate, and bolted or riveted together to provide a rigid structure.

Each of the inturned portions 15 of the frame is provided with an outwardly disposed stud or pin 16 to engage or ride in slots 17 formed in the plate 5 and bar 9 of the bracket; these slots being disposed longitudinally of the said plate and bars.

A familiar type of tail light is indicated at 18, and is secured within the frame between the upper and lower portions 12-13 of the frame. The lamp may be riveted, bolted or clamped between the members 12-13, and serves as a connector for these members. f

Each of thekarms 14 is provided with a pair of spaced openings 19 (see Fig. 4) to loosely receive posts 2O rigidly secured at their inner ends to the parts 7 and 10 of the bracket. Each of these posts has coiled.

' therearound a spring 21, resting at their inner ends against the parts 7 and 10 of the bracket, and exerting pressure against the arms 14 of the frame. The power of these springs will be equal, so that the pressure exerted, both upwardly and downwardly,

will be equalized, and the frame will be yieldably movable in directions both upwardly and downwardly.

The wiring necessary in the lamp conne?n tion may pass out of the frame bracket rear1H wardly through an opening 22 formed in the plate 5, or this wiring may be led from the bracket in any other suitable way.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the lamp V18 rigidly carried between the members lf2-18 of the frame will be' bounds and rebounds encountered by a vehicle to. which the bracket is attached will be compensated for by the springs between which the lamp is suspended, and theser springs will effectively absorb vibrations of the vehicle in its travel and thus` pre-vent these vibrations damaging the lamp or shattering the filament thereof.

l claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a bracket comprising spaced parallel forward and rear bars, each bar having upper and lower slots disposed longitudinally of the bar, a frame within said bracket, pins on said frame engaged in said slots, and equalizing springs tending to force said frame to the middle portion of said bracket.

2. In a device of the class described, a bracket comprising pairs of front and rear vertically disposed bars arranged in parallelism, each bar having a pair of slots therein disposed longitudinally of the bar, a frame, arms extending from said frame and between the front and rear bars and in engagement with the latter, pins on said arms engaged in said slots, the said arms each having a pair of openings therein, top and bottom members on said bracket disposed above and below said arms, posts extending from said top and bottom members and passing through said members, and coil springs encircling said posts and engaging said top and bottom members of said arms.

3. In a device of the class described, a plate, bars extending forwardly from the lower edges of said plate and from each end thereof, bracket bars connected to the outer ends of the rst named bars and extending upwardly therefrom and extending rearwardly and connected to the said plate near its top, the plate and said bracket bar having slots therein, a frame movable in said bracket, pins on said frame engaged in said slots, and springs interposed between said frame and said bars and frame bars.

4. In a device'of the class described, a bracket, upper and lower frame portions independent of each other and slidable in said bracket, means resisting movement of kone of said portions in one direction and means resisting movement of the other portion in the opposite direction.

5. .ln a device of the class described, a bracket, upper and lower frame portions independent of each other and slidable in said bracket, means resisting movement of one of said portions in one direction and means resisting movement of the other portion in the opposite direction, and a lamp connect ing said portions.

ln testimony whereof I af'tix my signature hereto.

ARTHUR Moons.v 

